Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, said on Wednesday that he welcomed the potential for “a dialogue” with Hamas and heaped praise on Qatar for helping facilitate the cease-fire deal between Israel and Gaza, despite facing scrutiny for previous ties to the Gulf nation.

Both the Trump and Biden administrations have publicly claimed credit for pushing the agreement over the line.

President Trump’s special Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff appeared on Fox News Wednesday, where the host, Dana Perino, read him a quote from a senior Hamas official who told the NY Times, “We are prepared for a dialogue with America in achieving understandings on everything.”

A senior administration official provided more details about how the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release agreement finally came together.

Steve Witkoff, an investor and real estate mogul, has been highlighted as a key figure in securing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

President-elect Donald Trump praised the new Israel-Hamas cease-fire and hostage exchange deal that his special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff pushed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to

( JTA) — Family members of Israelis held hostage in Gaza appeared onstage with President Donald Trump during a post-inauguration rally in Washington, D.C., on Monday. They were joined by Noa Argamani, a former hostage who was freed by the Israeli army in June.

We have people that know everything about the Middle East, but they can’t speak properly. He is a great negotiator,’ Trump said on Witkoff's appointment.

The Gaza agreement would not have been reached without Trump's special envoy to the Steve Witkoff, senior Hamas political leader Abu Marzouk said

Tensions are high as thousands of Palestinians face roadblocks returning to Gaza homes after Israel accused Hamas of breaching a ceasefire. With U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff intervening, mediators work to resolve disputes over hostage exchanges.

While Donald Trump has been a dynamo and has chosen some amazing people to serve with him, he is not perfect. That adjective we leave for God Alone. The fellow he has selected to be his personal representative for the Middle East, businessman Steve Witkoff, seems to be reading from a different playbook. Of late: